Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Arizona Diamondbacks will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Houston Astros at Chase Field. The Astros will give the ball to starter Bud Norris in this one. Righthander Norris is 6-8 this season with a 5.17 ERA. Starting this game for the Diamondbacks will be Joe Saunders. The lefthander has a 4.64 ERA to go along with a 8-14 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Adam LaRoche drove in two runs to help the Diamondbacks defeat the Astros 4-3 on Friday, as -140 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Aaron Heilman earned the win in relief, and Juan Gutierrez finished off the ninth for his seventh save. Wilton Lopez gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss. Current streak: Team records: Arizona: 56-79 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 2-8 Before playing Arizona are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 3-7 After a loss are 7-3 Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Houston are 6-4 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Houston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona Houston is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston Arizona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston Next up: What is the secret of the best sports handicapping website? Where is it? The same portal where the best sports betting podcasts are and the source of the best YouTube sports wagering channel OffshoreInsiders.com. |